Curling iron and pressing comb heater



Dec. 25, 1.951 W M PATTON 2,580,377

CURLING IRON AND PRESSING COMB HEATER Filed April l2, 1946 gli Inventor /9 55 L lg Win-FFEC M Pajczl'. :l1-1

Patented Dec. 25, 1951 CURLING IRON AND PRESSING COMB HEATER Winfred M. Patton, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 12, 1946, Serial No. 661,810

2 Claims. (Cl. 126-229) This invention relates to a novel construction of heaters for curling irons and pressing combs and has for its primary object to provide an improved construction of heater of the type utilizing a liquid fuel.

An important object of the invention is to provide an elongated, rectangular burner which is so constructed as to enable the heat to be concentrated under the curler or comb to be heated.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of chimney which will function to produce a ribbon of flame substantially co-extensive with the burner wick for uniformly heating the curler or comb throughout its length.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a heater having av novel chimney construction including multiple flue outlets located so as to concentrate the heat of the burner in proximity to the item to be heated and which will increase the height of the iiame, when a curling iron or pressing comb is in position on the heater, to thereby increase the heating efliciency of the burner. A

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a burner of the above described characteristics which is of a very simple construction and capable cf being readily assembled or disassembled and which is so constructed that it may be easily lighted.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which'illustrates `a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the heater;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, substantially central sectional view, partly in side elevation thereof; and

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the heater taken substantially along the plane as indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly tothe drawing, the heater, constituting the invention, is designated generally 5 and includes an elongated base 6 which is provided with an open bottom, as best seen in Figure 3 and which has depending supporting legs l at the corners thereof. Super-imposed upon the base 6, and forming a part thereof when the heater 5 is assembled, is an outer chimney 8 which is relatively long, high and narrow and which is open at its top and bottom. As best seen in Figure 3, the side walls 9 of the base 6 form continuations of the lower ends of the side walls of the outer chimney 8 and said side walls 9, I0 converge slightly from their lower to their upper ends. The outer chimney l0 is connected by means of hinges along one of its side walls I0, at the 'lower edge thereof, to the base 6, along one upper edge of one of its Walls 9. The side walls 9 of the base 6 are provided with inturned fianges at the ends thereof which are provided with overlapping portions connected by fastenings I2 to form the end walls I3 thereof. The side walls l0 of the outer chimney 8 are provided with similar inturned flanges at their ends having overlapping portions which are detachably connected by a fastening member I4 to form the end walls I5 of the chimney 8. A burner I6 is mounted in the base 6 and is supported by brackets Il which are welded or otherwise secured to the ends thereof and to the compleme-ntary flanges, forming parts of the end walls 3, which project from one of the side Walls 9. The burner I6 is provided with a wick receiving. recess i8 'vhich extends substantially the length of the burner I6 and having a bottom |9 onto which the fuel is admitted. The receiver I8 is provided to receive an elongated Wick having a lower edge depending into the bottom |9 and an upper edge which opens into an elongated burner trough 2|, forming the top of the burner 6, and best seen in Figure 3.

The wick 20 is stationary and height of the flame is controlled by the amount of fuel admitted to the bottom I9. The burner IB is heated to a high temperature by the flame so that the fuel is converted to a gaseous state almost immediately upon entering the burner I6. The gaseous fuel keeps the wick 20 saturated and the extent of its saturation governs the size of the flame.

A substantially cup-shaped holder 29, provided with a well in the bottom thereof, is provided to support an inverted tank 3| which is mounted therein and which is retained in place by a bayonet connection 32. The tank 3| is adapted to be filled with a suitable liquid fuel, not shown, and is provided with a restricted outlet, now shown which is open when the tank 3| is supported in an inverted position in the holder 29 so that the fuel may flow from the tank 3| into the Well 30 in a manner conventional in liquid fuel burners. A pipe 33 has one end extending through an end of the well 30 and in communication with the interior thereof and its opposite, discharge end extends through the adjacent end of the sump I8 and opens into the interior thereof for supplying the liquid fuel thereto. The pipe 33 is provided with a shutoff valve 34, located intermediate of its ends. The valve 34 may be of any conventional construction, preferably a needle valve, and functions to regulate the amount of fuel supplied to the burner |6, tothus regulate the size of the flame, as previously described.

An inner chimney 35 is located within the outer chimney 8 and is' disposed in an upright thereof, and is spaced inwardly vfromtthesside walls I and end walls l5, as seen in Figures 2V and 3. The end walls of the chimney 35 are closed but the side walls thereof are 'provided with a plurality of apertures 36. .Thez fastenv ing i4 extends lengthwise through the chimney 8 and chimney 35 anda similar fastening 31,

A formed of a length of rodor wire, extends transverselythroughLthe chimneysiffand 35; to corn'- bineiwith. thetfasteningf |54 to :demountably sup,- portithechimney1351in af1correct Vposit-,ion within thefchimneyf. i

lTheLside 1 walls 9 oflithe. base 5 l are each providedv with afrow off openings V381 which openLinto the-ibaseiat Athe-sides of f-thei'holderzandwell f I 6. Said walls ill aref :provided-with outwardly 'flared upper edge portions 39=andrare provided with horizontal series of 'openings lllo'cated directly beneath nthe fiaredkportions-gl. The end walls i5. arefprovided with concave .upper ledges '4i which .combinewith the flared .portions `39 Ato forni; a` holder sor' receiver :for a curling ironor pressing comb, ino't shown,-which is adapted to be supported lengthwise thereonsoas to substantially close the Vopen top of theburner 5, defined by theportions39'iand M.

To lightheater the Vvalve `34 isfopened to admit fueltobottom. l9lso that the-wick 20 will be saturated, yafter which the chimney L3 is swung on thehinges Il outwardly anddownwardly to a horizontal position to provide access to the wick 20 so that itican be readily lighted'. The inner chimney l35,being `supported byv the'outer chimney 8 by meanso the members -Ivand 31, will .be' carriedwiththe chimney 8 so Aasto expose theopen top of the Ybasef andthe burner `well 2|. The chimneys '8' anu-35 are thereafter-returned to their normalposition, asillustrated in the drawing. vA curling'iron o'rrpressing'y iron, not shown, is then placed lengthwise on the open Ltopfof the chimneyfhto .be-heatedby the iiame from the wick 20. Air will enter the-ibase 6 betweenthe n legs 1 -J andtthrou'gh: the openings 323i and will; enter the inner chimneytthrough theopenings .361 in -tlie'two sides thereof, soas to supply amsubstantially uniform Hamount of air to the upper edge-L ofk the'wick 29"- throughout its lengthV By.`v this simeans, ysubstantially.'uniformfburning of fthewick, throughout its length, is'assured. The openings 40 formnue outlets 'for the products .off combustion from -thelfiiame and are iarrange'd"adjacent'tbthe article `to be heated -and in the top' part of* the fburner`51lso as tor draw `the fla'nfieupvvardlyA in the inner chimney v35 `tolproduce the maximum; amount' of the openvtopof the burner cooperates vwiththe iiue outlet 40 andA the'lapertures 365 in Aproduc-- ing =a `higher flame Athan that-which results when theitopofl' the burner-5 is left open.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention tas hereinafter :deine'd Lby; the appendedclaims. Y

I claim as my invention:

v1. A curling iron and pressing comb heater lfcoxnprisingran:upright burner` casing of elongated rectangular shape in cross section, said burner casing: tapering in width uniformly from 'thebottorntothe top thereof and including a base-fsectiorn-andtaiA chimney, said chimney resting on and being supported by and directly connected'to the base section, said burner casing being open at its top and bottom, the open top-I of the burner 'casingl forming: va zsupport YAfor an article' 'to be heated,A supporting legs formingdepending :extensions-'of theL-lowerend of the disposedin and supported'entirelyibythe base section in spaced relationship to the Walls of the base section whereby saidy burner casing provides a-n'uninterrupted air passage-around the fuel and wick holder from its open bottomto its open top and the chimney provides a ue passage between the fuel and4 wick 4holder and the open' top of the burner casing.

2. A curling ironarrdpressingrcomb-'heaterY asin claim 1, an inner-*perforated chimney member disposed within the burnericasing and supportedby the chimney in spaced-relationship to the walls of the burner casing,said inner chimney member engagingthejuel-and wick holder whenthe chimney is disposed'in'superposed relationship :relatively'to the base section and being swingablewith the 'chimney to exposethe opentop of `rthebase `section and "the uel and wick holder, said'chimney being formed or" sections having overlappingflanges provided with aligned openings, anda rod extending through said Yaligned openngs'and` through the inner chimney memberfordetachably connecting the sections of the chimneyand for detachably `supporting the inner chimney vmember therein, one section of the chimney being hinged atits bottoinedge to the upper .edge of the base section for swingab'lyfsupporting the chimney on the base section'whereby the chimney with the inner chimney member supported thereby may be swung from an uprightposition upn the base section to' a position to expose the upper end of the base'section VofA the fuelV and wick holder.

WINFRED M. PATTON.

CITED d YThe following `references are of ,record in .l the file of thisrpatent: 

